Sexy Tomato-Peach Soup & Squid Bruschetta: Week 8 at the Farmers’ Market
by Tess | Thursday, July 29th, 2010
In season this week at the Cambridge Center Farmers’ Market: Beans, Beets, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Peppers, Potatoes, Summer Squash, Zucchini, Greens, Blueberries…
We can’t believe we’re already 8 weeks into our Live Lunchtime How-to Cooking Series at the market! This week was our third double header, and how2heroes’ alums Jeff Potter and Marjorie Druker were at the table!
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After picking up tomatoes from the Warner Farm table, Author Jeff Potter got ready for his Squid Bruschetta demonstration. The tasty and simple appetizer comes straight from his new cookbook, Cooking for Geeks. The book is so new, in fact, Jeff was surprised with the first copy just before preparing the excerpt. In the afterglow of seeing the first copy, the author proudly talked through both the book and the recipe, helping clarify the difference between squid, octopus, and how to prepare each so you can avoid the chewy consistency associated with them. Thank you, Jeff, for such helpful tips and a book full of great recipes! Watch the how-to video above and download the recipe here.
Marjorie Druker, Chef/Owner of New England Soup Factory, followed with a “sexy” soup recipe for Chilled Tomato & Peach Soup w/ Basil. Utilizing two gems of this season for her recipe, tomatoes and peaches, Marjorie gives helpful tips on how to remove the skins and seeds so you can get the best texture possible from your blender. With hints of onion and celery, and a drizzle of balsamic, this soup is savory, sweet AND refreshing. Thank you, Marjorie, for another wonderful recipe! Watch the how-to video below and download the recipe.
Each week, the Cambridge Center Farmers’ Market gets bigger and better not just in turn-out, but also in diversity of ingredients and additional vendors. This week, the theme seemed to be adding more interesting color to the list of produce available; from purple green-beans to white eggplant, to purple and white bell peppers. It looks as if the farmers wanted to liven up their standard color-scheme of vegetables. And we thank them for it!
Join us next week when Charles Draghi, Chef of Erbaluce, and Alex Lewin, Author of FeedMeLikeYouMeanIt.com, are at the how2heroes table! And for the full schedule of chef demos, click here.
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